Arcadia ex-mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent for China; Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking minority targeted in Xinjiang. #Uyghurs #news
Arcadia’s former mayor, Eileen Wang, has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China, admitting she boosted Beijing propaganda on a US-based site while failing to notify US authorities. Sun, her former fiancé, has been sentenced for the same charges. Sentencing for Wang is set for Oct. 6 with a potential 10-year term.
A Bangkok court has convicted two Uyghur men, Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, for the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing and has sentenced them to death. The decade-long trial has been criticised by the U.N. and human rights groups for delays, translation problems and alleged due-process violations; both men will appeal within a month.
China has enacted a law to promote ethnic unity, mandating Mandarin nationwide and allowing overseas enforcement. Critics warn it narrows minority rights, while rights groups urge repeal. The law has triggered protests and international concern.
A Tibetan activist self-immolated outside the United Nations in New York to appeal for Tibetan independence. He has died in Bellevue Hospital. Authorities are investigating; activists and exiled media identified him as Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old Uber driver from eastern Tibet.